Watch-protector.



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, device in use upon a vest-pocket.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DOMENICO SUMMA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATCH-PROTECTO R.

$PECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,399, dated January 13, '1903. Application filed October 23, 1902. Serial No. 128,379. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DOMENIOO SUMMA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Watch-Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to watch-protectorsthat is, to devices for preventing the loss of a watch by theft or otherwise while worn upon the person.

I will describe a watch-protector embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same. Fig. 3 shows my device disconnected from the pocket and from the watch-chain.

The watch to be protected is'shown at 1, the pocket at 2, the lining of the vest at 3, and

the chain at 4. The chain is threaded through a semicircular ring 5 and connected with the watch. The ring 5 is provided with a roller 6 and is hinged at 7 upon a member 8, which is bent into a substantially L shape, as indicated in Fig. 2, the lower end 10 being provided with teeth 9. This member is pivoted at 11 upon the plate 12 and is free to rock thereon. The plate 12 is integrally connected with a plate 13, these two parts virtually amounting to a single plate of metal bent back upon itself for the purpose'of engaging the upper edge of the pocket. The member 13 may be provided with initials 14 of the owner of the watch and may be ornamented as indicated in Fig. 1. To accommodate the hinge 15, a slot 16 is provided in the plate 12.

My invention is used as follows: The chain shown at 4 being threaded through the ring 5, as above stated, is placed in the pocket in the usual manner. Should the chain 4 be drawn violently by any means, the result is that the watch is lifted upward to a certain extent in the pocket, but remains therein because of the ring 5. The tension of the chain upon this ring causes the device to be raised slightly,

and this movement causes the teeth 9 to become embedded in the cloth 2 of the pocket. The harder the chain is pulled the more tightly will the teeth 9 bite into the cloth, thereby attracting the owners attention and also rendering the watch comparatively secure otherwise. In other words, the substantially L'-shaped plate 8 is one arm of a lever, the other end being the claw 10 and the teeth 9 integral therewith.

The roller 6 serves to prevent undue friction upon the chain and the pocket, thus reducing the wear thereof to a minimum.

To remove the device from the pocket all that is necessary is to force the member 8 slightly away from the plate 12, thus disengaging the teeth 9 and enabling the device to be readily removed.

I do not limit myself'to any particular type of chain to be used in connection with my invention. The device is applicable to both ladies and gentlemens chains and to the chains used upon chatelaine-bags.

My invention is especiall designed to thwart the work of pickpockets.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- I 1. A watch-protector, comprising a plate doubled upon itself for the purpose of clasping the edge of a pocket, a claw hinged upon said plate and provided with an arm serving as a lever, a ring mountedupon said arm and normally concealed within the pocket, and a watch-chain threaded through said ring 2. A watch-protector, comprising a plate doubled upon itself so as to clasp the edge of a pocket, a substantially L-shaped member hinged upon said plate and normally free to rock, said member being provided with teeth,

and a chain threaded through said ring.

' 3. A watch-protector, comprising a member to be secured upon the edge of a pocket, a ring connected with said member, a watch chain threaded through said ring, and a roller revolubly mounted upon said member and engaging said chain.

4. A- watch-protector, comprising a plate doubled upon itself so as to clasp the edge of a pocket, a substantially L-shaped member hinged upon said plateand normally free to a ring connected with said L-shaped member,

rock, said member being provided with teeth, In testimony WhereofI have signed myname I a ring connected With said L-shaped member, I to this specification in the presence of two suba Watch-chain threaded through said ring, and scribing witnesses. a. revoluble member mounted upon said plate DOMENICO SUMMA. 5 and engaging said chain for the purpose of preventing Wear upon said pocket and upon said chain.

Witnesses:

GENNARO MAZZA, ANTHONY LA GUARDIA. 

